Scott Baker vs. Yu Darvish — Career Comparison

Scott Baker
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Yu Darvish
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Scott Baker and Yu Darvish are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 114 for Scott Baker and 111 for Yu Darvish, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 113 and 113 respectively. If forced to pick, Scott Baker gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Scott Baker and Yu Darvish

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.63
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.5
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
1.45
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.56
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.58
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.47
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.46
55.46
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.29
55.29
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.12
89.12
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
4.26
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.65
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3194
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1064.2
9
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1089
9.21
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
7.39
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.23
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.17
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
2.07
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
2.85
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
7.09
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
10.5
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.09
7.09
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.5
10.5
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.018
1.018
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.19
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.42
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.23
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.42
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4438
37.52
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7305
36.98
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
4.38
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
3.83
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.22
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.24
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.61
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
0.56
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.253
1.253
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4124
34.86
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6597
33.39
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.52
37.52
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Scott Baker and Yu Darvish

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.63
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.5
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
1.45
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3194
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1064.2
9
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.57
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.58
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.69
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.26
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.29
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.23
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.26
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.32
97.32
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.12
89.12
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Baker and Yu Darvish

Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
3047.37
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
1080
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
600
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
505.26
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
552.73
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
54.55
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.36
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.55
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.18
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
5.97
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.95
10.74
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
80
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
69.09
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.55
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.18
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.09
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.98
-15.41
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.51
-16.4
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.91
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
205.26
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
83
301.82
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
1.99
1.99
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
29.09
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.55
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA